A Survey on Side Channel Attacks in Processor-Memory Chip Stack

Side channel attacks use the process information to compromise either the process, system, or relevant data. These attacks can also be used on the shared resources to perform cross exploits on other parts of a system. Throughout this paper, we discuss what side channel attacks are, how they are used, and how they can be prevented through the use of obfuscation techniques. To accomplish this, we introduce the findings of a number of relevant researchers. These include successful attacks on systems using novel variations of side channel attacks and preventative measures against these attacks. We also provide a rundown of Intel SGX. Intel SGX offers a safe way to run the code on a potentially compromised system. We show that SGX is also vulnerable to a number of different side channel attacks.